CD7-Gr4-Unit1 Page 3 of 3

Created by L. Lueckenhoff, J. Monteiro-Leitner, S. Sevier

Unit #1 Title: Finding My Place In The Community Grade Level: 4
Number of Lessons in Unit: 2
Time Required for each Lesson: 20-30 minutes
Best time of the year to implement this Unit: Anytime
Lesson Titles:
Lesson #1: Where do I Fit?
Materials/Special Preparation Required:
Where Do I Fit Activity Sheet
Career Path Mini Poster
Job Picture Activity Sheet (Pictures of Community Workers)
Lesson #2: Information, Please!
Materials/Special Preparation Required:
For “hook”: map, travel books, hotel guide, etc.
Career Path Mini Poster
Job Picture Activity Sheet
Job Research Activity Sheet (A Job I am Interested in Finding Out More About…)
Computer or computer lab
Career exploration software, such as Paws In Jobland (Bridges.com), Coin Climb (www.coin3.com) or Career exploration books, such as Children’s Dictionary of Occupations (Hopke and Parramore, Meridian Education Corporation), or Local Speaker in the Community
Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Standard:
CD.7: Applying Career Exploration and Planning Skills in the Achievement of Life Career Goals
Grade Level Expectation:
CD.7.A.04.a.i: Compare interests and strengths with those of workers in the local community.
CD.7.B.04.a.i: Identify school and community resources available for exploration of the six career paths.
CD.7.C.04.a.i: Recognize the contributions of all jobs to the community.
American School Counselor Association National Standard (ASCA):
Career Development:
A. Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
C. Students will understand the relationship between training and the world of work.

Show Me Standards: Performance Goals (check one or more that apply)

X / Goal 1: Gather, analyze and apply information and ideas
X / Goal 2: Communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom
X / Goal 3: Recognize and solve problems
X / Goal 4: Make decisions and act as responsible members of society

This lesson supports the development of skills in the following academic content areas.

Academic Content Area(s) Specific Skill(s)

X / Communication Arts / 3. Reading and evaluating nonfiction works and material
4. Writing formally and informally
Mathematics
X / Social Studies / 6. Relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions
Science
Health/Physical Education
Fine Arts

Unit Assessment (acceptable evidence):

Assessment should relate to the performance outcome for goals, objectives and GLE’s. Assessment can be question answer, performance activity, etc.
Students will complete the Activity Sheet “Where Do I Fit?” Inventory. Individual results will be used to compare personal preferences to the six career paths and matching preferences to possible careers.
Students will use career software and other career exploration resources to discover opportunities in a variety of occupations.
Brief Summary of Unit:
This unit is designed to help students understand that there are many occupations in which personal preferences can be a part of their future work.
Students will complete a checklist that identifies their preferences for working conditions. This checklist will be used as an exploration guide throughout the current year and saved for comparison/assessment next year. Students will be introduced to various career explorations of electronic and print resources, software, Web Quests and bibliographic resources.
Unit Goals:
CD.7.A.04.a.i: Students will compare personal and educational interests and strengths with those of workers in the local community.
CD.7.B.04.a.i: Students will identify and “sample” school and community resources that are available for exploration of the six career paths.
CD.7.C.04.a.i: Students will recognize the contributions of all jobs to the community.
Student Prior Knowledge: What prior knowledge do students need (e.g. the steps to solving a problem) to be successful in this unit?
Students require some knowledge of their individual career interests.
Age appropriate computer literacy
Vocabulary: Career Paths, Preferences

Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Programs: Linking School Success to Life Success

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